Fair Tax Status Achieved
Worcester City Council is now a Fair Tax Council. Following a proposal by Cllr Karen Lewing, we are pleased to announce that Worcester City Council has achieved Fair Tax Council status. This commits the council to lead by example on our own tax conduct and demand to know who owns and profits from businesses the […]
Greens reject call to charge entry to Worcester Show
A plan to bring in an entry fee for the Worcester Show has now been scrapped and visitors will instead be asked to donate. Worcester City Council had been pushing ahead with introducing a £2 entry fee for the family-friendly and currently free Worcester Show as one way of helping with its worrying budget issues […]
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Greens and Labour promise ‘green vision’
‘A fresh start’ and a ‘green vision’ for Worcester is at the heart of the messages from the city’s new joint Labour and Green Party leadership. The two parties were put together at Worcester City Council’s annual meeting on Tuesday 16th May. Greens welcomed the renewed commitment to a joint leader for the council and […]
Mayor of Worcester Blog
You can follow Louis Stephen’s mayoral blog via the link below. Every week Louis will write about what he has been up to as Mayor of Worcester. Mayor of Worcester blog. […]
Mayor Louis Stephen’s cycling pledge
The city’s mayor has vowed to keep his carbon footprint as small as possible this year by using his bike to cycle to events. Councillor Louis Stephen, elected the city’s first Green mayor earlier this month, promised to make most of the journeys during his 12-month stint as mayor using two wheels. Louis said he […]
Joint leadership role at city council
Worcester City Council has appointed joint leaders for the first time, despite one of the parties involved not initially supporting the approach. Lynn Denham (Lab) and Marjory Bissett (Green) took up the roles this week. Their parties are now the two largest on the council, which is under no overall control. Cllr Bissett told LGC […]
Louis Stephen becomes Worcester’s first Green mayor
The city will have its first Green mayor following a vote by councillors. Cllr Stephen, who takes over from long-standing Labour councillor Adrian Gregson who served has served as mayor for what turned out to be a historic 12 months for the country, said it was “fantastic” that the appointment of the first Green mayor […]
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Green elections wins in the local press
Worcester Green Party is a worthy second largest party The rise of Worcester’s Greens may well be studied in years to come. From a small operation, throwing all their resources at one target seat, the party has become an election winning juggernaut, capable of multiple campaigns across Worcester. Read more. […]
Green success in Worcester elections
Huge wins for Greens in Worcester We are the second largest party on the city council. With all the votes counted, the Greens won five of the 11 seats, Labour won 4, and the Liberal Democrats won 2. This means the political balance at the City Council is now: Labour – 13 seats (+1) Greens […]
Worcester Green Party Manifesto
The Worcester Green Party manifesto covers eight areas: Local economy, local democracy, decent homes, better transport, women, stable community, destination Worcester, and healthy residents. Read more. […]
Candidates for city council elections
Worcester Green Party have a candidate standing in every ward at this year’s city council elections on Thursday 4th May. Worcester Green Party currently has six councillors on the city council and one councillor on the county council. View all candidates […]
River Severn pollution council motion
At last week’s full city council meeting, Green councillor Tom Piotrowski proposed a motion condemning Severn Trent Water’s continued pollution of the River Severn. The motion received the unanimous backing of all political groups, and as a result, the Managing Director will write to Worcester MP Robin Walker and the MP for Shrewsbury, who together […]